puzzling over check_mailscanner

[Julian Field]

Yes, you're quite right, it should be consistent. I'll try to remember 
to fix it this weekend some time.

Cheers,
Jules.

Jeff A. Earickson wrote:
> Julian,
>
> I was staring at the bin/check_mailscanner script, and I've
> got to ask, why are the variables at the top only used some
> of the time?  You have:
>
> PATH=/usr/bin:/bin
> export PATH
> PERL=perl
> AWK=awk
> GREP=grep
> FGREP=fgrep
> EGREP=egrep
> PGREP=pgrep
> PS=ps
> UNAME='uname -a'
>
> Then later in the script you use awk, grep, etc in some places
> and $AWK, $GREP, etc elsewhere.  Shouldn't this be consistent?
>
> Jeff Earickson
> Colby College

Jules

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